(New Orleans, LA) It’s hard to think of anything scarier than snakes in this case, but how about flying without a pilot over hurricanes, forest fires, snow-packed mountains, and more? That’s the flight plan announced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today at the American Meteorological Society Meeting in New Orleans. […]
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Hurricanes on a plane
Published January 22nd, 2008 in Oceans, Innovation, Earth, Climate & Weather and Science. 0 CommentsThe Great World Wide Star Count
Published September 13th, 2007 in Space, Earth and Science. 7 CommentsThe Great World Wide Star Count begins October 1 and continues through the October 15, 2007. It’s free, and anyone can participate. This grand science experiment aims to collect world wide data on light pollution and promote learning in astronomy. More about it at their website.
What you’ll do is look for the […]
Arctic tales for your students
Published September 10th, 2007 in Earth, Climate & Weather and Science. 6 CommentsNASA has just launched its International Polar Year (IPY) Resource Page for teachers, at this link.
In addition to the latest science research on the Arctic and Antarctic, this handy learning resource also covers the polar regions of the moon and Mars. Classroom materials include easy-to-use and searchable databases of video, images, posters, and fact […]